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The Power of Mercy

Hidden Brain

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Forgiveness in a Forgotten Country

In Sierra Leone, perpetrators would confess their crimes over a bonfire and victims were expected to immediately forg them. Research later measured the effectiveness of the technique on psychological well being. This process of talking about the past is actually painful and personally difficult for people as manifest in worsened psychological well being among war-torn communities.

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